A public employer has an obligation to meet and negotiate in good faith with the exclusive representative of public employees in an appropriate unit. PELRA established in law the rights of public employees to organize into unions.Six Minnesota Law alumni who focus on labor and employment law discuss the business of work. Public Employment Labor Relations Act (PELRA) defines 17 bargaining units for. BACKGROUND. 13. Employment at-will is well established under Minnesota case law: The usual employer-employee relationship is terminable at the will of either. The Union agrees that it will not promote or support any unlawful strike under the. Minnesota Public Employment Labor Relations Act. Minnesota law requires an employer to pay an employee a minimum hourly wage and overtime after 48 hours of work each week. (Minn. Stat. 1939: The Minnesota Legislature passes a Minnesota Labor Relations Act, patterned after the National Labor. The 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act.